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The preliminary polls are out and Lobsang Sangay la has the early lead. A huge lead would be the correct phrase actually as he had almost twice the votes as the next h

Spend time in Japan with politicians and policymakers and the conversation always starts with China. After a while the talk turns to the US. Then it’s back to China. The connec

Silence on human rights should thus be no option; Mr Cameron should make clear to his Chinese hosts where he, and Britain, stand. In one way, the low level of trade should make that easier

On 12 October 2010, the Provincial Communist Party and Amdo (Ch. Qinghai) Provincial Government held a meeting on education during which a new policy to replace Tibet

Lamborghinis in Lhasa? Bentleys on the Barkhor, Rolls Royces in Ramoche, Maseratis parked at the Mentsee Khang? Lincoln Continentals lined up in front of the

At the outset I would like to state that I am neither an author nor a politician. But as a concerned citizen who has directly and indirectly made some small efforts for our nation in the last four decades, I could not remain silent about the

George Fernandes, Defence Minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s government, was bang on target when he famously said that it was China, not Pakistan or any other nation that was India’s biggest security threat. Again, it was not fortuitou

There is a satisfying symmetry in the coincidence that the announcement by the Nobel Committee of the award of this year's Peace Prize to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo came within a few hours of the 99th anniversary of the revolution that

NEW China has no money problem. When Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited debt-laden Greece last week he promised to double trade in five years and buy Greek bonds wh

I have received some mild censure of late from friends and readers for my lack of enthusiasm for the upcoming kalon-tripa election. I did explain my position earlier in a number of my blogs that our present “partyless” political system was not a t